Category Archives: State News
Bronson Commons wins prestigious award
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Bronson Commons in Mattawan has been awarded the 2021 Silver - Achievement in Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Livin...
Oct 24, 2021 Bronson sign in Kalamazoo. (Photo by John McNeil)
MDOT repairs on M-185 on Mackinac Island on schedule
MACKINAC ISLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Work on this year's project to rebuild M-185 on Mackinac Island and armor it against future erosion has finished on time and on budget. The Michigan Department of T...
Oct 24, 2021 (MDOT photo)
Additional sites planned for City of Benton Harbor water distribution
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services working is closely with the Berrien County Health Department and many other local community partners to provide additio...
Oct 23, 2021 Abdulla Al Muhairi / CC
Bullying and assault incident in a bathroom at Pennfield High School caught on video
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says information on a bullying and assault incident in a bathroom at Pennfield High School has been forwarded to the Calhoun County ...
Oct 22, 2021
Ribbon cutting held for next $28 million Branch County Jail
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - It's been talked about for years in Branch County and Friday afternoon it became a reality. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held at the new Branch County Jail almost two years aft...
Oct 22, 2021 Photo by MWC's Jim Measel
West Michigan Congressmen split on Bannon contempt vote
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Three West Michigan Congressmen split their vote as to whether to hold former Trump administration advisor Steve Bannon in contempt for ignoring a subpoena from the Select Comm...
Oct 22, 2021 U.S. Capitol building. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
Johnson & Johnson and Moderna booster shots recommended by CDC panel
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Centers for Disease Control (CDC) vaccine advisory panel voted to recommend COVID-19 booster shots from Johnson & Johnson and Moderna. The committee echoed the FDA'...
Oct 21, 2021 NIAID / CC
Michigan High Court to consider "Juneteenth" as a court holiday
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The state's highest court is reporting that it is considering making "Juneteenth" a statewide holiday for the courts. Members of the Michigan Supreme Court say that they will...
Oct 21, 2021 DonkeyHotey / CC
Planning that holiday meal? Plan ahead...supplies could be short
WASHINGTON DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The holiday season gets underway in about a month, and experts are urging those who serve the traditional ham or turkey to look now and buy now. Supplies are low on those ...
Oct 21, 2021 Su--May / CC
State bill would permit companies to bid out energy needs
LANSING MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A proposed bill in Lansing would allow Michigan businesses and factories to seek and purchase energy from other sources. The majority of energy to those industries is current...
Oct 21, 2021 Clint Mason / CC
